Strongest economy in the world? Apple

Apple has a lot of extra cash now but where will it put its money next.

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Apple smashed Wall Street records during its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday and showed that the Tech juggernaut has more dry powder than any company ever to spend on developing new product categories through strategic acquisitions and fixing the few that are broken.

With cash totaling $178 billion, expectations of a future windfall for those who are or may do business in the Apple economy is lifting share prices of companies worldwide.